Software Engineer, Student Learning Team

COMPANY PROFILE

Code.org® is an education innovation nonprofit dedicated to the vision that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science and artificial intelligence as part of their core K-12 education. We expand access to and participation in computer science in schools, with a focus on increasing participation by young women and students from other underrepresented groups. The leading provider of K-12 computer science curriculum in the largest school districts in the United States, Code.org also organizes the annual Hour of Code campaign, which has engaged more than 15% of all students in the world!

JOB SUMMARY 

Are you passionate about computer science and education? Interested in helping students in schools in the United States and abroad learn to code? Energized by the challenge of building useful, safe, and educational AI tools? We're looking for a senior engineer with a broad skillset who thrives in a variety of technical challenges and is proactive by nature. Our team values full-stack engineering, but this role leans towards the front-end, with a focus on building React apps for students learning to program. Love building polished, accessible, and visually compelling interfaces? Great! As long as you're also able to work in our Ruby on Rails backend to bring the end-to-end experience to life. Many of our upcoming projects involve LLMs – both teaching students how to use them, and using them to assist in the teaching experience – so experience using LLMs or other AI technologies is a plus. 

Want to learn more about our engineering organization as a whole? Great news! We’re fully open source and our products are free to use, so in addition to checking out our company and engineering team pages, you can check out our Github, review our architectural tenets, and check out our course catalog.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role you will: 

• Work closely with product managers, designers, and curriculum writers to develop end-to-end features that are accessible, usable, and engaging in real classrooms.
• Write and maintain production-ready code in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Ruby on Rails, and SQL, while working with AWS services like S3 and CloudWatch for asset storage, logging, and infrastructure.  
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on AI-focused products for students, including evaluating, selecting, and incorporating generative AI models and ensuring safety, bias mitigation and effectiveness.
• Support site and user needs, including monitoring production issues, deploying updates, triaging user-submitted issues, and responding to teacher and student inquiries.
• Take ownership of complex projects, driving technical decisions and collaborating across teams to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Foster a collaborative and encouraging team culture by mentoring teammates, sharing knowledge, and helping each other succeed.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

We seek candidates who have:

• A passion for expanding access to computer science education and building tools that help students and teachers succeed.
• 8+ years of experience developing and maintaining consumer-grade web applications, preferably using JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Ruby on Rails, and SQL.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and supporting high-scale, production applications—experience with AWS services like S3 and CloudWatch is a plus.
• A track record of technical leadership, whether through leading architectural changes, setting technical direction, or mentoring teammates.
• The ability to drive projects independently, including breaking down work into smaller features, making informed tradeoffs, and communicating progress effectively.
• A collaborative mindset, with a strong belief in supporting teammates, sharing knowledge, and contributing to an inclusive engineering culture.
• Bonus: Experience working on AI-powered products or educational technology, particularly in building tools that help students learn to use and learn with LLMs.

In addition, candidates must:

• Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Work within the United States
• Pass a pre-employment background check
• Be willing to travel a minimum of two times per year for team events 
  

WHAT IS THE INTERVIEW PROCESS LIKE?

Step 1: Informational (45 minutes) to learn more about the role and share your experience
Step 2: Technical assessment, general coding
Step 3: Interviews with several members of the Code.org team (~3 hours)
Step 4: Final interview (1 hour)
Step 5: Reference checks
 

All interviews are currently being conducted virtually via Zoom

TO APPLY

Our team will review all applications on an ongoing basis and if we believe your qualifications would make a great fit, we'll contact you to schedule an informational interview.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS PACKAGE

The expected salary range for this position is $145,800 to $162,000. Most offers are on the lower end of the salary range and are at the company’s sole discretion based on the final candidate’s experience. This allows us to provide a fair and equitable approach to compensation when setting pay and maintaining internal pay equity.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:

• Technology subsidy consistent with our Bring Your Own Device environment 
• Flexible, engaging, and remote working environment
• Paid time off: 3 weeks vacation annually, sick leave, and 'winter break' office closure the two weeks that include Christmas and New Years
• Medical, dental and vision premiums paid at 100% for FT positions and their dependents
• Option to participate in 403b retirement plan
• Annual professional development stipend 
• The opportunity to help students learn better and change the face of computer science

A unifying approach in a divided world

Code.org's global role in the K-12 computer science movement is only possible because we use a unifying approach across diverse and often divided stakeholders. At a time of increasing polarization, the idea of increasing opportunity for students unites people from across the political spectrum. Code.org's team members, students, teachers, and supporters have diverse and diverging view points, and they are all welcome in our mission. Read more. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.